[Publisher's Note: Congrats to our good friend Sgt. Charles E. Humes Jr. (ret.), who was recently awarded the Distinguished Law Enforcement Training Award by the Ohio Attorney General's Office! This was originally published in July 2010 by LawOfficer.com and is reprinted here by ...
Ah, to be right! There's an intoxicating aspect to self-righteousness: Ecstasy, exhilaration, perhaps a euphoric elation due to an endorphin release that comes with the belief that you're the one holding the high ground—it feels terrific.
We are now experiencing quite the chasm in ...
A man explains to arriving Lubbock (Texas) police officers that his request is both simple and reasonable. “All I want is my money back, bro,” he tells them. “My son couldn't enjoy his meal because somebody else was trying to insult us.”
Seconds later the man is screaming, ...
Seattle police have released graphic dashcam footage of Sunday’s shooting by an officer of a domestic-violence suspect in the Central District.
The video shows the man advancing on a female officer, who repeatedly orders him to drop two knives he is carrying. The officer fires ...
A Chicago cop has been relieved of his police powers as authorities investigate a video on Facebook that appears to show him stomp on a suspect's head while another officer struggles with the man.
"After careful consideration and reviewing the video footage, Superintendent (Eddie) ...
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